Case Study 1 Cemex: A DIGITAL FIRM IN THE MAKING 1. How did digital technology transform the way Cemex ran its business? In previous years when Cemex began‚ the business’ operations ran without the use of digital technology‚ they used telephones as a communication medium between customers and employees. However‚ this proved to be futile because it was very time consuming and costly to Cemex. Phone lines were jammed as customers‚ truckers and dispatchers tried to get orders
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What’s the Honest Company ? The Honest Company (sometimes Honest) is a consumer goods company‚ co-founded by Jessica Alba‚ that emphasizes non-toxic household products to supply the marketplace for ethical consumerism. The company is projected to do $150 million in 2014 sales and had an anticipated valuation of $1 billion as of November 2014. The company has raised multiple rounds of venture capital and anticipates an initial public offering in the near future. Honest serves the United States and
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Lycoming Leather Company manufactures leather goods in Central Pennsylvania. The company’s profits have declined during the past nine months. In an attempt to isolate the causes of poor profit performance‚ management is investigating the manufacturing operations of each of its products. One of the company’s main products is leather belts. The belts are produced in a single‚ continuous process in the Harrisburg Plant. During the process‚ leather strips are sewn‚ punched‚ and dyed. The belts then
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Introduction The Kellogg Company is the world’s leading producer of cereal and one of the leaders in the production of convenience foods. The company reported sales of nearly $11 billion for 2006; sales revenue has steadily risen over the last decade. Kellogg’s products are made in seventeen countries and are sold in more than 180 countries. According to the company website‚ “Kellogg Company has a rich history of corporate social responsibility‚ a history that has grown and evolved to meet the
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This will address the questions illustrated in exercise 18-1 “Decision Making Across The Organization”. In this exercise‚ the Martinez Company will launch new merchandise into the market and the process will be either the capital-intensive method or a labor-intensive method. a. Calculate the estimated break-even point in annual unit sales of the new product if Martinez Company uses the: 1. Capital-intensive manufacturing method. Unit sales price = $30 Direct materials cost/unit = $5 Direct labor
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Hexadecimal Company I. Problems A. Macro 1. Company resistance to change. 2. “Us” versus “them” view of practitioners forms company’s viewpoint. B. Micro 1. Professor/external practitioner ended too soon; did not provide direction or continuity. 2. “In-group” image perpetuated by OD group. 3. President too involved in details at beginning. 4. “Internal” consulting group was mostly outsiders and not accepted by the company at large. 5. OD group had little familiarity with nature of firm (except
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Case Analysis: I. SUMMARY The Dashman Company was a large decentralized concern making many types of equipment for the armed forces of the United States. Late in 1940 the company faced increasing difficulty in securing certain essential raw materials. So Mr. Manson‚ the company’s president‚ appointed an experienced purchasing executive‚ Mr. Post as vice president in charge of purchasing to improve the situation. But there seems to be no improvement
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Producer Company Model - Current Status and Future Outlook : Opportunities for Bank Finance EV Murray* In recent times‚ almost every major business house of the country is venturing in a big way into the agri-business sector‚ especially with regulations allowing corporates to now directly have contractual arrangements with farmers. One of the triggers for this newfound interest in agribusiness by the corporates is the change occurring in the retail markets‚ where consumers are making dramatic shift
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discussion about pharmaceutical companies‚ intellectual property‚ and the global AIDS epidemic. Do pharmaceutical companies have a responsibility to distribute drugs for free or low cost in developing countries? Why is intellectual property such a big deal? What impact would South Africa’s decision to levy duties on drugs in the country have on the international distribution of drugs? Was the change that provided patent protection for pharmaceutical companies an appropriate change or a dangerous
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Ethical Company Paper IBM (International Business Machines) is the world’s largest information technology Company in terms of revenue and by most other measures‚ a position it has held for about the past 50 years. IBM manufactures and sells computer‚ hardware and software‚ and it offers infrastructure‚ hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. IBM derives revenue from a range of consulting and outsourcing services. With the advent of the
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